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portmap
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NAME
portmap - The DARPA port to RPC program number mapper
SYNOPSIS
portmap
DESCRIPTION
The portmap
daemon is a server that converts Remote Procedure Call
(RPC) program numbers
into Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
protocol port numbers.
It must be running in order to make RPC calls.
When an RPC server is started, it will tell
portmap
what port number it is listening to,
and what RPC program numbers it is prepared to serve.
When a client wishes to make an RPC call to a given program number,
it will first contact portmap
on the server machine to determine
the port number where RPC packets should be sent.
The portmap daemon must be started before any RPC servers, including
mountd and nfsd, are invoked. Note that if portmap crashes,
all servers must be restarted.
FILES
Specifies the command path
RELATED INFORMATION
Files: services(4)
Daemons: inetd(8)
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